News related to Archived Consultation Documents
- MAF launches Biosecurity New Zealand - 1 November 2004
A new agency called Biosecurity New Zealand is about to start making life tougher for pests and bugs.
- New Zealander elected president of World Animal Health organisation - 26 May 2006
Biosecurity New Zealand head Dr Barry O'Neil has been elected president of the world organisation for animal health, the Office International des Epizooties (OIE), at a meeting in Paris on Friday (26 May).
- Draft code of welfare for dogs released for comment - 17 September 2007
The National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC) is seeking comment on a new draft code of welfare for dogs released today. The code outlines the minimum standards of welfare and recommended best practices for anyone responsible for dogs. All dogs, including pets, show dogs, working dogs or those used for breeding or sport, are covered by this code.
- Draft import health standards for pig meat and pig meat products released for consultation - 12 November 2007
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAF BNZ) today issued, for public consultation, four draft Import Heath Standards (IHSs) developed for pig meat and pig meat products. The draft standards are based on an import risk analysis on porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus in pig meat.
- MAF Biosecurity New Zealand seeks views on ballast water controls - 31 October 2007
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) is seeking submissions from interested parties on managing the risk of marine pest organisms being introduced to New Zealand in ships' ballast water.
- Feedback sought on draft code of welfare for dairy cattle - 3 November 2006
Minimum standards of welfare and recommended best practices for anyone responsible for dairy cattle are outlined in a new draft code of welfare to be released by the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC) tomorrow.
- New Zealanders comfortable with the use of animals for research, testing and teaching - 13 September 2006
A national survey into New Zealanders’ attitudes towards the use of animals in research, testing and teaching (RTT), commissioned by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), has provided important new information about what New Zealanders really think about the use of animals in RTT.
- Biosecurity Summit takes global approach - 6 November 2006
How climate change will affect human health risk is one of the topics being discussed at the fourth annual Biosecurity Summit being held in Wellington on 7-8 November 2006.
- New Zealand to host World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Conference - 24 October 2007
For the second time since joining the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) in 1925, New Zealand will host the OIE Regional Commission for Asia, the Far East and Oceania conference.
- Know the Enemy, Public armed to spot newly introduced pests - 11 June 2005
It only takes one introduced pest to damage our country and one of us to stop that pest.
- Biosecurity New Zealand checks Coastal Classic Yachts - 18 October 2005
Biosecurity New Zealand is taking action to ensure yachts leaving Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour as part of this weekend’s HSBC Coastal Classic yacht race are free of the invasive seasquirt, the clubbed tunicate.
- Milestone reached with end to aerial mozzie treatments - 23 December 2008
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) says good progress is being made towards the elimination of the southern saltmarsh mosquito in Coromandel with the end this week of aerial treatments.